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1.
Welcome to the Evisors Webinar
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How to Get that Job at Google – or
any Great Tech Company
featuring
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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2.
About Gayle
 Author of The Google Resume and Cracking the
Coding Interview
 Founder/CEO, CareerCup.com
 MBA, The Wharton School
 Software Engineer at Google, Apple and Microsoft
 Member of Google Hiring Committee
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3.
How to Get that Job at Google – or
any Great Tech Company
The Culture At Tech Firms
What Firms Looking For
How to Research the Industry
What They Ask in the Interview
Q&A
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Company Strategy / Future
• Challenges:
– What are their biggest challenges? How would you
solve them?
• Success:
– Why is this company successful (or not)?
• Competition:
– Who are their competitors? Who is better in which
areas?
• Predictions:
– What do you predict will happen to this company in 1
year, 5 years, and 10 years?
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20.
Behavioral Questions
Tell me about a time when you
had to influence a team.
Tell me about a time when you faced a
hostile attitude from a coworker.
Tell me about something you
accomplished in an unexpected way.
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21.
Great Responses to Behavioral Qs
• Answer the question you were asked
• Make you look awesome
• Show strong communication skills
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23.
Behavioral Qs: S.A.R.
ituation
ction
esult
S
A
R
What was the issue?
What did you do about it?
What was the impact?
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Estimation Questions
How many tennis balls
can fit in an SUV?
How much money does Gmail make
from ads every year?
How much do New Yorkers
spend on electricity each year?
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27.
Estimation Qs: Example
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How much money does Gmail make from ads every year?
Step 1: Ambiguous Information
• Just in the US? Or Worldwide?
• Side and top ads?
• Gmail only? Or include Google Apps?
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29.
Estimation Qs: Example
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How much money does Gmail make from ads every year?
Step 3: Break down components
Estimate # of Gmail users in the US
1. Assume 300 million people in the US.
2. Assume 80% of people use email
3. Assume 80% use a “major” email provider
4. Assume Gmail has 50% of the <35 market, but 20% of
the >35 market
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31.
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Product Design Questions
How would you design an
calculator for the blind?
Design an elevator for a building.
Pick a Google product.
How would you improve it?
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34.
Product Design Qs: Example
How would you design a calculator for the blind?
Step 1: Ask Questions
• Adults? Children? Professionals?
• Where are they using it?
– School, work, etc
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35.
Product Design Qs: Example
How would you design a calculator for the blind?
Step 2: Understand the User
• What’s important to a blind child?
– Keeping up with the rest of the class
– Not feeling “different”
– Efficient input / output
• What about
teachers, parents, classmates, etc? 3
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36.
Product Design Qs: Example
How would you design a calculator for the blind?
Step 3: Structure
1. Make a list of essential features
– Which functions do you support?
– Input/output for blind?
– Input/output for non-blind?
2. Design each component
– Remember the needs of the users!
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Be creative –
but
structured.
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37.
Business Questions
How would you introduce
YouTube to Turkey?
How would you calculate the price of
an Amazon Prime membership?
How would you determine which of
two business ideas to pursue?
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45.
Q&A
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0470927623
The Google Resume
How to Prepare for a Career and Land a Job at
Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any Top Tech Company
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46.
Questions & Answers
Question 1:
When are good and bad times to apply for a
tech job?
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47.
Questions & Answers
Question 2:
What are general exit options after moving
out of the tech industry?
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